adequate

十分な

必要な目的にかなうだけの良さがある。

やさしい英語で： Good enough for what is needed.

• The hotel’s facilities are adequate.
• This coat provides adequate protection from the cold.
• Was the training adequate for the job?

使い方： adequate for something (The room is adequate for our needs.)

類義語： sufficient, satisfactory, good enough

反対語： inadequate

よく使う表現： adequate protection, adequate for something, adequate explanation, adequate to something

十分な

必要を満たすだけの量がある。

やさしい英語で： Enough in amount to meet a need.

• We have adequate food for everyone.
• They did not allow adequate time for the journey.
• Will there be adequate space for our bags?

類義語： enough, sufficient

よく使う表現： adequate time, adequate money, adequate food